| Author | Comment |
kejman
Probe
Posted: 2 Feb 2005
19:45 GMT
Total Posts: 4 | Hey,
I know I'm new here and all, but I just have to say that the fist thing that comes to mind when I see this site is color scheme. The dark blue on darker blue on black just isn't working with my eyes. Just put a little more contrast would be nice.
Just my 2 cents |
zkostik
Carrier
Posted: 2 Feb 2005
20:45 GMT
Total Posts: 2486 | This kinda depends on your monitor settings too as I've seen the site look rather differently on different monitors (often not adjusted well). We were generally speaking working on more color schemes but its not getting anywhere due to current lack of time. Thanks for the input anyhow. Btw, are there any colors you would suggest/like?
Btw, are you using an lcd monitor or crt? It does seem that site looks somewhat better on crt, maybe due to color/brightness difference...
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allynfolksjr
Administrator
Posted: 2 Feb 2005
21:24 GMT
Total Posts: 1892 | Everything looks better on a CRT. But I am concerned about the report of blue, so I think your monitor may be adjusted improperly. |
Xero Xcape
Marine
Posted: 3 Feb 2005
06:33 GMT
Total Posts: 29 | I use an old plasma laptop screen (IBM/Hitachi) and the site looks exeleent!
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Morgan
Ultralisk
Posted: 3 Feb 2005
10:52 GMT
Total Posts: 321 | >> Btw, are there any colors you would suggest/like?
I personally like the "Halloween" theme over at ti-news. Those colors work well for me. ticalcs are starting to annoy me. |
kejman
Probe
Posted: 3 Feb 2005
14:31 GMT
Total Posts: 4 | Well, I am using a really really old ibm monitor, so that might be the problem. I think some whites and shades of light blue with black text would be good. Kinda like the FI theme on php boards. |
Xero Xcape
Marine
Posted: 4 Feb 2005
06:39 GMT
Total Posts: 29 | Get this
Black background (black right now)
Light grey to tanish foreground (the dark blue-grey)
Black-dark grey text (light blue-grey)
can anyone find the inspration?
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BASIC flames are for n00bs, you don't want to be a n00b do you? | My other calc is a Porsche. |
zkostik
Carrier
Posted: 4 Feb 2005
20:56 GMT
Total Posts: 2486 | If we do that we'll look like ti-news or ticalc. While its not a bad thing, we kinda tend to be different. :) Maybe eventually we'll come up with a color theme changer but that's eventually...
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Lunchbox
Carrier
Posted: 4 Feb 2005
21:46 GMT
Total Posts: 2007 | I like this color scheme, it is original and a good balance between dull, boring, grayish coloration and a frighteningly gaudy color scheme. It kinda gives CG its own personality :) |
darksideprogramming
Guardian
Posted: 5 Feb 2005
10:41 GMT
Total Posts: 1005 | I like this color scheme. It has a depressing type of feeling to it, and that's awesome! |
JcCorp
Probe
Posted: 5 Feb 2005
18:28 GMT
Total Posts:
Edit | I think it looks like a calculator, so its fine by me. |
zkostik
Carrier
Posted: 5 Feb 2005
22:26 GMT
Total Posts: 2486 | Thanks for your comments guys. This design took us quite a while to produce and unlike other websites we haven't had any redesigns (only optimizations!) since we rolled out online and since nearly everyone likes it, which means its okay by me. Btw, one of the reasons we used dark colors is to reduce strain on the eyes which is often a problem with websites that use light colors. Here text is much easier to read (in my opinion) and those os us who tend to come to the site at night time or from darker rooms sure appreciate the reduced brightness of this site. Oh boy, I almost wrote an essay about our site's colors. Hehe
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JcCorp
Probe
Posted: 6 Feb 2005
14:16 GMT
Total Posts:
Edit | Z, you really like to make long posts... :) |
